Hoi,
I truly appreciate your mail where you apologise and explain the recent
situation.
I am not happy that you decide to suspend yourself because there is a
reason why people voted for you.
Thanks,
GerardM
On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 at 09:34, Victoria Doronina <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Dear Wikimedians
>
> I have been thinking more about my message to this mailing list and the
> reactions it caused, and I want to offer my apologies. People who know me
> know that I always speak my mind and I am a direct person. I think this is
> one of the reasons people voted for me on the Board.
>
> When we had the Movement Charter vote last year and people were
> questioning the Board’s decision, I wrote a message to explain my personal
> reasons for my vote, especially since this was one of the campaign issues
> in my election to the Board. I felt it was important to keep my promise.
>
> So I did that again here. But my mistake was that this board decision is
> about people, not about a document, and people don’t deserve to be drawn
> attention to in ways that can cause harm. I also understand that the
> Board’s code of conduct requires Trustees to coordinate their public
> communications on collective decisions, which I did not do this time.
>
> I am frustrated by what I see as inaccurate information about some aspects
> of the election but understand that sometimes not all forms of official
> communications can satisfy everyone.
>
> First and foremost, I would like to apologise to Ravan and Lane for any
> harm I may have caused them as people. In hindsight, it sounds naive that I
> did not intend it. I will tell them more personally but a public apology is
> essential. I would also like to apologise to any Wikimedian who experienced
> any negative emotions as a result of my letter. And I apologise to the
> Board and staff as well for breaking the agreed commnucation strategy.
>
> I have decided to immediately suspend myself from most of the board
> activities until the end of the year, in coordination with Board officers.
> I will continue my Wikimedia activities such as editing, uploading photos
> etc.
>
> Thank you for reading this letter.
>
>
> --
> Kind regards, Victoria
> Victoria Doronina
> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/profile/dr-victoria-doronina/> (she/her)
> Trustee
> Sister Projects Taskforce Lead
>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>
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> sum of all knowledge. Please help us make it a reality."
>
>
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